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(Imitate phone ringing) Ring-ring! Ring-ring! Ah, thats my buddy playing

missed calls with me. (Imitate phone beeping) B-beep! Oh, its a telegram
massage from my mum, asking whether I will be back for dinner. Mobile
phones, once the preserve of the high-powered businessperson, are now a
vital part of daily life for an enormous amount of people. If I were to see a
show of hands, Im sure that 90 percent of the audience here owns a hand
phone. And if you do not, I can only think of two reasons why you dont.
First, it might be that you are too shy to admit it, or secondly, your parents
forbid you to own one. From schoolchildren to pensioners, every section of
society has found that it is much easier now to stay in touch when youve
got a mobile. Over the past few years, mobile phones have become more
and more advanced, with built-in cameras, global positioning devices,
bluetooth, internet access and many more. Now, we can start to see the
arrival of the third generation of mobile phones: powerful microcomputers
with broadband internet access, which will allow us to stream movie,
download internet files at high speed and send instant video clips to family
and friends. Yes, with features that gets better and better every day, the
mobile phone is becoming more and more necessary in our daily lives.

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A very good morning I bid to the Chairperson, wise and honorable judgers,
as well as members of the floor. I stand here before you today to present
my speech on the topic of Mobile Phones: A Necessary Tool?

Ladies and gentlemen,

The development of mobile phones brought convenience and advantages

to the world. With new models, communication between people is easier
and speedier. Nevertheless, every coin has two sides. The disadvantages
brought along with the fast-growing technology cannot be ignored. Not only
do these problems influence people, society is also affected.

First of all, mobile phone addiction is a BIG social problem. Psychiatrists

believe that mobile phone addiction is becoming one of the BIGGEST nondrug addictions in the 21st century can you believe it?! Along with the
age drop of mobile phones users and the ease of prepaid method provided
by system operators such as Maxis and Digi, most teenagers now own
their own hand phones and network service. With attractive packages such
as Hotlink by Maxis and Xpax by Celcom, teenagers are practically glued to
their own sets every minute of the day. You can always see teenagers
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either chatting away, busy typing text messages or personalizing their

phones with funky ring tones and pictures at almost every corner of a
shopping mall. Well, if sending text messages via hand phones is one of
the events in the Olympic Games, Im sure some of us here will be part of
the Malaysian contingent!
Owning a mobile phone can sometimes disrupt your own privacy. Imagine,
youre having a peaceful afternoon nap when your phone rings. As you
might not want to miss anything urgent or important, you hastily pick up the
phone. You answer it only to find that it is just a friend who wants to tell you
the latest gossip. Oh gosh! Wouldnt that be irritating!!!

Ladies and gentlemen,

Alexander Graham Bell would be amazed if he could see how far the
science of telephone has progressed in less than 150 years and how
irritating it might sometimes be to mankind. He might even regret inventing
the telephone at first, as it has caused many countless social problems. No,
Im not saying that mobile phones are not useful. Oh yes, it has benefited
us in many ways. Therefore, I hope each and every one of us here would

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be more considerate and rational when utilizing this modern gadget. Let
Alexander Graham Bell know that his invention has been put to good use.

B-Beep! B-Beep! Hey! Is that your whats apps massage? Just kidding!
With that, I thank you.

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Music
Assalamualaikum and a very good morning to my fellow friends, teachers and judges.
Today, on this fine morning, I would like to present to you a public speech about Music.

Music. We hear it every day. No matter where we are, music will always be
played either on the radio or just by humming a tune. Did you know that music started
as early as the Paleolithic era? So music is about 200 000 years old. Wow! Its so old.
Still people enjoy listening to this old art for nearly 200 millenniums.
Music is an art which uses sound as its main medium. The word music
originated from a Greek word mousike (musikis), which means art of the Muses
(Muses). The Muses are the Goddesses of Greek who loves art and literature.
The elements needed to produce music are pitch, rhythm and dynamics. The
pitch is the combination of melody and harmony. Rhythm is the beat of the music.
Dynamics are the volume. At first the song starts soft then it gradually starts to get loud.
Suddenly theres an accent and everything settles down and dies away.
An object needs to be vibrated in order to produce sound. Lets take a guitar for
example. We pluck the strings in order to vibrate them. The sound waves then enter the
hollow wood and echoes in order to make the sound louder. How about a woodwind and
a brass instrument? Ah, but theres a catch. These two instruments are the same but
they are not alike. Both instruments need puff power. But a woodwind instrument uses
holes to indicate different notes whilst the brass family uses valves.

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Some standard orchestral instrumental families are the strings family, as in

pianos, guitars, violins and so on. Next, the woodwind family. For example, flutes,
recorders, bassoons and others. Lastly, the brass family. The family consists of
trumpets, French horns, tubas and others. Sometimes, people use imaginary
instruments like the air guitar. They are just basically strumming like a guitar but without
a guitar. Still the song is playing in their heads.
The music genre is generally endless. It ranges from Acapella to Fusion jazz,
Gaana to Muzak also known as the music you here in elevators, Nagauta, a kind of
Japanese style of music, to Rumba, Sabar to Zydeco. Sabar is not the Malay word for
relax. It is a drumming style found in Senegal. Have you heard? Theres another genre
coming! Revolution Pop is created by Usher Raymond. Oh, you know! Hes Justin
Biebers mentor. The most popular genres that we hear nowadays are pop, dominated
by the late King of Pop, Micheal Jackson. Rock, conquered by Elvis Presley. Punk,
played by bands like Green Day and Paramore. Country written by Taylor Swift and a
few others. But the only thing I cant deny is that the most popular genre right now is Kpop or Korean Pop. Boy bands like Super Junior and girl groups such as 2NE1 are
examples of artists who gets involve in K-pop. Boys and girls are going nuts over the
artists.
Through music and the lyrics, a massage could be passed through. Moral
values could also be found in them. Some song lyrics contain impolite words which
should be avoided as it could contaminate the thought. Motivating songs could boost
and motivate anyone who listens to it.
Composers are people whose job is to make music. Music could come out as
complex as it sounds or even as easy as just making up a tune by humming. It may
sound difficult but if you have the will to learn and create music, then it wont be that
difficult. An example of a classical composer that we always hear but seldom know is
Ludwig van Beethoven who wrote the song entitled Fr Elise. At the age of 26, Ludwig
van Beethoven started to lose his sense of hearing. He gradually became deaf but that
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did not stop him from creating more fantastic music. Dont know whos Beethoven? How
about we take someone local. Edry Abdul Halim. One of the members of a boy band
with the name KRU. He has created music for many Akademi Fantasia candidates and
many are a hit!
Music is written theoretically and made real practically. It lives in every one of us.
Music is like an international language. Even though we do not understand the lyrics but
we understand the melody. The rhythm. The harmony. Everything starts small. In music,
it starts with a note. Then, a tune. After that, a rhythm and a melody. Finally, a
harmonious song that unites everyone disregarding the race or the background or
whatever at all was born. Music unites the souls of Malaysia and the world. Guess what!
We enjoy it!
Thank you and Assalamualaikum.